The RHA and Close Brothers Asset Finance have joined forces to launch a pioneering programme to help SMEs secure the skills they need for future growth by recruiting young drivers into the transport sector.

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is the UK’s biggest transport trade body, representing more than 16,000 members who move goods by road, rail, sea and air. Recruitment challenges in the sector have prompted the FTA to dedicate a member of its policy team to skills campaigning and to focus on apprenticeships and training in its commercial activities.